The Schnoo
14 Jun 2004, 03:09 AM
http://www.sundayherald.com/42750
excerpt follows:
UK sells WMD components to ‘axis of evil’ countries
By Neil Mackay Investigations Editor
BRITAIN is now a leading exporter of components of weapons of mass destruction.
The UK has sold the components for chemical weapons to 40 countries including North Korea and Iran, both deemed part of the so-called “axis of evil”.
Libya, which has only recently come in from the cold after decades of being labelled a “state-sponsor of terrorism”, also bought chemical weapons technology from the UK.
Britain is also selling chemical weapons capabilities to India and Pakistan – deadly enemies whose hatred could boil over into full-scale war.
Details of the sales are contained in the government’s Strategic Export Control report published on Monday. Chem ical weapons are illegal under international law and controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The products that Britain is selling are known as toxic chemical precursors (TCPs) that, when combined with other compounds, create weapons such as sarin – the nerve agent – and mustard gas.
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I dunno what the sunday herald is, but... i mean... if this is true then we should be attacking england any day now, right? No offense to our resident Brits, but ZERO TOLERANCE, right?!
-The Schnoo
excerpt follows:
UK sells WMD components to ‘axis of evil’ countries
By Neil Mackay Investigations Editor
BRITAIN is now a leading exporter of components of weapons of mass destruction.
The UK has sold the components for chemical weapons to 40 countries including North Korea and Iran, both deemed part of the so-called “axis of evil”.
Libya, which has only recently come in from the cold after decades of being labelled a “state-sponsor of terrorism”, also bought chemical weapons technology from the UK.
Britain is also selling chemical weapons capabilities to India and Pakistan – deadly enemies whose hatred could boil over into full-scale war.
Details of the sales are contained in the government’s Strategic Export Control report published on Monday. Chem ical weapons are illegal under international law and controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The products that Britain is selling are known as toxic chemical precursors (TCPs) that, when combined with other compounds, create weapons such as sarin – the nerve agent – and mustard gas.
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I dunno what the sunday herald is, but... i mean... if this is true then we should be attacking england any day now, right? No offense to our resident Brits, but ZERO TOLERANCE, right?!
-The Schnoo